Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual
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Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size)You can specify the height and width of paper when its size cannot be selected from the Page Size. Such a paper size is called "custom size." The procedure for specifying a custom size is as follows: You can also set a custom size in Printer Paper Size on the Quick Setup tab.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the paper size Select Custom... for Page Size on the Page Setup tab. The Custom Paper Size dialog box opens. 3. Set the custom paper size Specify Units, and enter the Width and Height of the paper to be used. Then click OK. 4. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified paper size. 361
Important• If the application software that created the document has a function for specifying height and width values, use the application software to set the values. If the application software does not have such a function or if the document does not print correctly, perform the above procedure from the printer driver to set the values. • Printing may be disabled depending on the size of the specified user-defined media. For information about printable sizes for user-defined media, see " Media Types You Can Use ." Note • If the paper settings on the printer driver differ from the cassette paper information registered on the printer, an error may occur. For instructions on what to do if an error occurs, see " Paper setting for Printing ." For details about the cassette paper information to be registered on the printer, see the following: • Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type) • Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size) 362
Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print HistoryThis function is unavailable when the standard IJ printer driver is used. In the Canon IJ XPS preview window, you can edit the print document or retrieve the document print history to print the document. The procedure for using the Canon IJ XPS Preview is as follows:PrintCombine DocumentsDelete DocumentReset DocumentsView ThumbnailsMove DocumentUndoMove PageDelete Page Note • By clicking View Thumbnails , you can display or hide thumbnails of the print documents selected in the Document Name list. • Clicking Undo reverses the change that just performed. 363
Editing and Printing a Print Document When printing multiple documents or pages, you can combine documents, change the print sequence of the documents or pages, or delete documents or pages.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set the preview Check the Preview before printing check box on the Main tab. 3. Complete the setup Click OK. The Canon IJ XPS Preview will start and the print result will be displayed before printing. 4. Editing print documents and print pages • Combining print documents You can combine multiple print documents to form a single document. By combining print documents, you can prevent blank pages from being inserted when you execute duplex printing or page layout printing. From the Document Name list, select the documents to be combined. On the Edit menu, select Combine Documents from Documents to combine the documents in the listed sequence. To select multiple print documents, hold down the Ctrl key and click the documents to be merged, or hold down the Shift key and press the upper arrow or lower arrow key. You can also click a blank area in the document list and drag the mouse to select multiple documents. When you combine documents, the documents selected before the combining are deleted from the list and the combined document is added to the list. • Changing the sequence of print documents or print pages ◦ To change the sequence of the print documents, go to the Document Name list, and select the print document to be moved. Next, on the Edit menu, select Move Document from Documents , and select the appropriate item. You can also click and drag a print document to change the print sequence. ◦ To change the sequence of the print pages, click View Thumbnails from the Option menu, and select the print page to be moved. Next, on the Edit menu, select Move Page from Pages , and select the appropriate item. You can also click and drag a print page to change the print sequence. • Deleting print documents and print pages ◦ To delete a print document, select the target document from the Document Name list, and on the Edit menu, choose Documents and then Delete Document . ◦ To delete a print page, click View Thumbnails from the Option menu, and select the print page to be deleted. Next, on the Edit menu, select Delete Page from Pages . • Print page recovery You can recover pages that were deleted with Delete Page. To recover pages, select the View Deleted Pages check box from the Option menu, and select the pages to be recovered from among the displayed thumbnail pages. Then from the Edit menu chose Pages and then Restore Page . After editing the print documents or print pages, you can change the print settings on the Page Information , Layout and Manual Color Adjustment tabs as necessary. 364
Important• To display the multiple documents in the list, open the preview and execute print again. • To return the print documents to their original condition before they were edited in the preview, on the Edit menu, select Reset Documents from Documents . • If the documents to be combined have different print settings, a message may be displayed. Check the contents of the displayed message before combining the documents. • If the documents to be combined have different output paper sizes and duplex printing or page layout printing is to be performed, the printer may not produce the expected print results for certain print pages. Check the preview before printing. • Depending on the print settings of the print document, some functions may not be available in the Canon IJ XPS preview. Note • You can rename Document Name to any name. 5. Executing print Click Print. When you execute print, the printer uses the specified settings to print the data. Reprinting from the Print History When you click Save Print History on the File menu to enable the setting, the document printed from the preview is saved, and you can reprint the document with the same settings. 1. Displaying the print history Open the printer driver setup window . Then on the Maintenance tab, select View Print History . The saved print document is displayed in the preview. Important • To limit the number of print history registrations, click History Entry Limit on the File menu. • If the limit on the number of registration is exceeded, the print history registrations are deleted starting from the oldest one. 2. Selecting a print document From the Document Name list, select the document to be printed. 3. Executing print Click Print. Related Topic Displaying the Print Results before Printing 365
Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom) Printing a Color Document in Monochrome Specifying Color Correction Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) 366
Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)The print quality level can be set in the Custom. The procedure for setting the print quality level is as follows:1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the print quality On the Main tab, select Custom for Print Quality , and click Set.... The Custom dialog box opens. 3. Setting the print quality level Drag the slider bar to select the print quality level and click OK. 4. Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. When you execute print, the image data is printed with the selected print quality level. Important • Certain print quality levels cannot be selected depending on the settings of Media Type. Related Topics Specifying Color Correction 367
Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 368
Printing a Color Document in Monochrome The procedure for printing a color document in monochrome is as follows: You can also set a grayscale printing in Additional Features on the Quick Setup tab. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set grayscale printing Check the Grayscale Printing check box on the Main tab. 3. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the document is converted to grayscale data. It allows you to print the color document in monochrome. Important • When the Grayscale Printing check box is checked, the printer driver processes image data as sRGB data. In this case, actual colors printed may differ from those in the original image data. When using the grayscale printing function to print Adobe RGB data, convert the data to sRGB data using an application software. Note • During Grayscale Printing , inks other than black ink may be used as well. 369
Specifying Color CorrectionYou can specify the color correction method suited to the type of document to be printed. Normally, the printer driver adjusts the colors by using Canon Digital Photo Color so that data is printed with color tints that most people prefer. This method is suitable for printing sRGB data. When you want to print by using the color space (Adobe RGB or sRGB) of the image data effectively, select ICM (ICC Profile Matching ). When you want to use an application software to specify a printing ICC profile, select None. The procedure for specifying color correction is as follows: You can also set color correction on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings , and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features .1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3. Select color correction Click Matching tab, select Color Correction setting that matches your purpose from the following, and click OK. 370